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moderator: can you put the increase on the national debt of barack obama and nancy pelosi alone? christie, -- heavens no. congressman king has been in congress for ten years and has not gotten the job done. i think the answer is really, it is important to create jobs in this country, and i am focused on doing that in this district. so, you know, i have of plan to make sure that i convinced landowners tough as their land from one generation to the next and incentive plan dollars to help young farmers distorted. you know, one of the most important things we can be doing right now which congress has not done is passing the farm bill katie thank you. that is your time. next question from -- [applause] our next question comes from dan greene, staff writer for the northwest i will review. your question will go to christie vilsack first. >> for 43 straight months the national unemployment rate has been higher than 8%. i was unemployment rate in august rose the five and a half%. what areas of iowa's economy d.c. ripe for job growth? how do you plan to foster that growth to lower our unem
moderator: can you put the increase on the national debt of barack obama and nancy pelosi alone? christie, -- heavens no. congressman king has been in congress for ten years and has not gotten the job done. i think the answer is really, it is important to create jobs in this country, and i am focused on doing that in this district. so, you know, i have of plan to make sure that i convinced landowners tough as their land from one generation to the next and incentive plan dollars to help young...
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so obama will m ha tow ry ot h to. d tn y kete agen y some ways is trapped in the past, maybe making youth versus someona little bit olde eystatenat ui sohiaske al eoin fgnic tahm idi l ps. ar control agreement had a very strong bipartisan suport, foren cyabmeot of the rbn kifsurpsemn dow a cutry of interest with russia? of course not to our we rife to some degree? sure. are ups about russia's cric tncofe? nu oeol ? russia being in any, every turn to the cold war? i think most people might see that as eing somewhat out of rega.oneon th e t shibo . ob'sumse inu'e discard -- i think of the hard to disqualy romney. first of all he is still an offense from the notion just because you're cau'oio sg ti sit 'selnt een, he led large organization. i think people think of him as good manager. i think romn is going to get over the threshold teyu d oampanru o isrut r ul htrtogat bin laden in the same way that obama did. and i don't think that really worked all that wealth when it sot of tabaout may n' vfc. rme hvlerit hi s,hio. nu
so obama will m ha tow ry ot h to. d tn y kete agen y some ways is trapped in the past, maybe making youth versus someona little bit olde eystatenat ui sohiaske al eoin fgnic tahm idi l ps. ar control agreement had a very strong bipartisan suport, foren cyabmeot of the rbn kifsurpsemn dow a cutry of interest with russia? of course not to our we rife to some degree? sure. are ups about russia's cric tncofe? nu oeol ? russia being in any, every turn to the cold war? i think most people might see...
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but some of the problems the obama administrations have. to use a term not in the derogatory sense because it came to me from the democrat. he said the president was a drive-by senator. he was in a real sender coming as a drive by by senator. came long after pic pick up his paycheck and then became president. tonight it was in the house long enough to understand. biden for 36 years and they did not have a congressional relation to have the kind of institutional memory. now they be forced to get some institutional memory by all of the scar tissue they've acquired over the last little while. >> great. i like to go to the audience question now. >> hi, thanks so much for a great presentation. wondered how hurricane sandy and the possible need for fema to get emergency supplemental aid will impact on the lame-duck and if you could talk a little bit about that and if you think the cr that goes through march now will be voted into that to be finished out for the year. >> let me talk about that because i wasn't appropriator. the preparation process
but some of the problems the obama administrations have. to use a term not in the derogatory sense because it came to me from the democrat. he said the president was a drive-by senator. he was in a real sender coming as a drive by by senator. came long after pic pick up his paycheck and then became president. tonight it was in the house long enough to understand. biden for 36 years and they did not have a congressional relation to have the kind of institutional memory. now they be forced to get...
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obama, president obama. the reason is our supreme court when they made the decision that a business is a human being and they allow unlimited funds into our, presidential race, they became a political action committee. and they abdicated their responsibility for being just a, kind of even-handed across the board. that is my comment. >> host: thanks for calling in. from "the new york times." americans cutting back on drugs and doctor visits. katie thomas writes that patients cut back on prescription drugs and doctor visits last year, a sign that many americans are still struggling to pay for health care according to a study released wednesday by a health industry research group. the report issued by the ims institute for health care info mat ticks said 2011 was a break-through year for the drug industry which introduced 34 new medicines, the most in a decade to street diseases including cancer, multiple sclerosis, hepatitis-c and others. the number of prescriptions issued to patients declined by 1.1% compared
obama, president obama. the reason is our supreme court when they made the decision that a business is a human being and they allow unlimited funds into our, presidential race, they became a political action committee. and they abdicated their responsibility for being just a, kind of even-handed across the board. that is my comment. >> host: thanks for calling in. from "the new york times." americans cutting back on drugs and doctor visits. katie thomas writes that patients cut...
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we haven't arrived at the obama elections. it seems clear that we are going to stay out of this for the next several months and hopefully we will see the opposition unified and begin to develop a leadership, better command and control, and that they will begin to do this on their own. thank you very much. [applause] >> we are going to open the floor to your questions. we won't take any comments. we will just take a question. there is an overflow on the floor, and we will take questions from them. just wait for the microphone. we have the microphone here, please. thank you. >> from the atlantic council it's great to see you here. >> nice to see you. >> obviously obama doesn't want to get involved until after our e elections but could intervene much if against its own people we've seen reports that they are moving chemical weapons. if there is a mass atrocities, what should be the response and what is the response. >> obviously public sentiment drives policy to a certain degree. these would create a groundswell sympathy and horr
we haven't arrived at the obama elections. it seems clear that we are going to stay out of this for the next several months and hopefully we will see the opposition unified and begin to develop a leadership, better command and control, and that they will begin to do this on their own. thank you very much. [applause] >> we are going to open the floor to your questions. we won't take any comments. we will just take a question. there is an overflow on the floor, and we will take questions...
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obama or mr. romney as president beginning in january 2013 would be that either would be boxed in by their own comments, repeatedly stated by both of them, that an iranian nuclear weapon would be unacceptable. and, of course, there have been statements here on the hill by congress along the same sorts of lines. now, that would not necessarily have to be a problem given that there is no indication to date, as our intelligence agencies tell us, that iran has decided so far to build a nuclear weapon. but certain aspects of their nuclear program, particularly enrichment of uranium, have come to be perceived in the debate as having a degree of unacceptability of their own. and, of course, the israeli prime minister talks about this constantly and about so-called red lines and so forth. now, avoiding having this situation turn into a disaster for whoever's administration that it is, is a problem mainly of political constraints here in this country rather than any lack of negotiating space between iran a
obama or mr. romney as president beginning in january 2013 would be that either would be boxed in by their own comments, repeatedly stated by both of them, that an iranian nuclear weapon would be unacceptable. and, of course, there have been statements here on the hill by congress along the same sorts of lines. now, that would not necessarily have to be a problem given that there is no indication to date, as our intelligence agencies tell us, that iran has decided so far to build a nuclear...
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i was then changed with the obama administration. if we could work more towards the kind of breaks that existed towards the end of the bush administration that might be at least a hope for some. on the visa overstates and the exit system that's going to ask about that. your budget actually was denied $30 million by the appropriation committee because of his frustration with the lack of a plan. we need to get the plan implemented as well as appier. let me go on to -- >> if i might, can i talk about the visa overstates issue? one of the things we have done over the last few years has added databases and been able to link them so that before these as i and shoot there is a check against our data, and ctc data in certain nsa data. we have done now same name, gone backwards to find visa overstates and we have put god and prioritize those that provide any kind of public safety or security risk. we have looked at the backlog and i'll give you the inventory of what we have found and we are prioritizing those visa overstates. >> i understand.
i was then changed with the obama administration. if we could work more towards the kind of breaks that existed towards the end of the bush administration that might be at least a hope for some. on the visa overstates and the exit system that's going to ask about that. your budget actually was denied $30 million by the appropriation committee because of his frustration with the lack of a plan. we need to get the plan implemented as well as appier. let me go on to -- >> if i might, can i...
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at think obama is worried right now. he is worried that the and people will turn out in the same the general lack of enthusiasm and lori halley will persuade sufficient numbers of those independents to show up for him. then you know, if i am in this position i am scared too. is not a slam-dunk head for the divided republican party you know who will provide adequate opposition. >> mike on our independent line. you are on c-span. >> that is it due jersey, northwest new jersey. >> a beautiful country. >> estimated is. not all just s fog jungle. you're absolutely right. first of what to think you for the agenda to talk, but i want to commend you. your assessment is extremely accurate. as a middle-class income person i think this serves away from voting is the impatience with the fact that we are presented by both parties. we don't really have a choice. two people, both associated with heavy funding from special-interest. they do not represent the middle-class, and that is manifest in the fact that you have the democrats who
at think obama is worried right now. he is worried that the and people will turn out in the same the general lack of enthusiasm and lori halley will persuade sufficient numbers of those independents to show up for him. then you know, if i am in this position i am scared too. is not a slam-dunk head for the divided republican party you know who will provide adequate opposition. >> mike on our independent line. you are on c-span. >> that is it due jersey, northwest new jersey....
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we are amad that barac obama needs to raise $1 lln. a tacha evrors yars ross perot or somebody to be competitive, why not find one of mewr $lls biioir k. bviuepa one billionaire's interest. we always worry about money in polics but never like this. hd nmrt t i usheor mtly came from the supreme court decisions and you don't appeal supreme court decisions. what we are talking aboutn nstiheri-a ths rll undertaking. so i think we are a long way off from fixing it. as they continue to strike down state efforts regulate the e trr setng na m wto thinatrihe most in politics. [applause] o bef questnsing questions. ou a qu ad. rn chaed i concept of what constitutes a threat? further back in your book than feelge oel war onteism.e aisio of r. qstion is to what extent s the locus of a sustained military threat actually further enable the military itself? be wa terror. we went from the war on a tactic to a war on bad feeling. canouetnyore is. by that -- is the vaguenessf what we were having a war on should have been a sign that there was something
we are amad that barac obama needs to raise $1 lln. a tacha evrors yars ross perot or somebody to be competitive, why not find one of mewr $lls biioir k. bviuepa one billionaire's interest. we always worry about money in polics but never like this. hd nmrt t i usheor mtly came from the supreme court decisions and you don't appeal supreme court decisions. what we are talking aboutn nstiheri-a ths rll undertaking. so i think we are a long way off from fixing it. as they continue to strike down...
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i'm voting for obama. and janic says it will not be obama and romney it will be obama coordinating with the media attack in romney for hours. the candidate of dallas texas, independent collar. what is your take? >> caller: its come line restricted as an independent thinker, and my thought is i'm going to watch the debate probably when i get off of work, but my thought is this: when is the country going to wake up and start losing american lives and the whole middle east is ridiculous. it is in worse shape than it was ten years ago, and $3 trillion in debt and each side points to the other guy. they did it or they caused it. the democrats were in control for four years. two of them under busheir number obama. was bush's responsibility and nobody takes responsibility to the that is the problem coming and the voters need to take responsibility and get rid of every one of the incumbents. it might not be in this election but if they don't get this country straightened out, and get the economy straightened out,
i'm voting for obama. and janic says it will not be obama and romney it will be obama coordinating with the media attack in romney for hours. the candidate of dallas texas, independent collar. what is your take? >> caller: its come line restricted as an independent thinker, and my thought is i'm going to watch the debate probably when i get off of work, but my thought is this: when is the country going to wake up and start losing american lives and the whole middle east is ridiculous. it...
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men are supporting obama. what's driving this is immigration. for latino voters the economy was the first issue most important, but immigration was a close second. roughly one in for latino voters said in the state immigration was their major reason for going to the poll. you can see how that is going to be benefiting barack obama in this election. interestingly while why catholics are more likely to vote for romney overall. they're still a gender gap. respect to the views on abortion, health and human services birth control method, religious freedom and the culture of dependency, it appears the bishops vocal opposition to the health and human services mandate is not something most dashing most catholics from supporting. at least when supplied to catholic hospital or universities. only a slight minority of catholic women and men support the health and human services mandate, if applied to churches. but catholic men are more likely to support the mandate as applied to hospitals and women which went slightly cou
men are supporting obama. what's driving this is immigration. for latino voters the economy was the first issue most important, but immigration was a close second. roughly one in for latino voters said in the state immigration was their major reason for going to the poll. you can see how that is going to be benefiting barack obama in this election. interestingly while why catholics are more likely to vote for romney overall. they're still a gender gap. respect to the views on abortion, health...
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me freedom and today i live in that liberty and nobody tells me how to live my life including barack obama. [cheering] connect to god be the glory. you see i was introduced something called unconditional love. in my world, we don't know what unconditional love is. everything is conditional. today you are my friends. i have the full right to kill you tomorrow. we could go to the battle to malveaux but if you cross to the other side i have the right to kill you. here it says if somebody hits you on one side go on the other. i'm not doing that. what's wrong with your people? it's called a fist it's the power of forgiveness. your relationship how you have a relationship with god we don't have a relationship. you're god speaks to you day and night and comes before you and makes every crooked way straight and he has a protection and around you and nothing shall harm you because all i am god almighty. [applause] one day they bought me a new car and said go home you're feeling better. i said can i stay a couple more months? i'm not feeling well. [laughter] face that you can go home. i became the b
me freedom and today i live in that liberty and nobody tells me how to live my life including barack obama. [cheering] connect to god be the glory. you see i was introduced something called unconditional love. in my world, we don't know what unconditional love is. everything is conditional. today you are my friends. i have the full right to kill you tomorrow. we could go to the battle to malveaux but if you cross to the other side i have the right to kill you. here it says if somebody hits you...
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is president obama. so president obama reaches his goal, his revenue goal which is significant, it's probably, you know, it's probably still not as much as was in the initial simpson-bowles framework, so it's not excessive in any way but it is appropriate for reaching the type of $4 trillion package people are aspiring to, but he does that i both sides in those tax cuts for income over 250, and having a tax reform that was limited at 20%. now, i know that people must not have just seen that because with all the call for tax, high income tax expenditure reform, i should be recalling all the applause and support we've gotten for this proposal. but that hasn't quite happened yet and, of course, that goes to the effect of israel difficult choices. and even at 28%, you know, there was a bit of resistance. i do think it shows that you, that the president not only is open to reform ideas, he's included a significant reform idea in his budget, which raises a half a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. >> i'm
is president obama. so president obama reaches his goal, his revenue goal which is significant, it's probably, you know, it's probably still not as much as was in the initial simpson-bowles framework, so it's not excessive in any way but it is appropriate for reaching the type of $4 trillion package people are aspiring to, but he does that i both sides in those tax cuts for income over 250, and having a tax reform that was limited at 20%. now, i know that people must not have just seen that...
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president obama didn't win this county for years ago. however, sean casey, our governor won this county again in 2010, so the demographics make this a very close county and we feel similarly confident, frankly. we feel like we've got a traffic energy in our site that we have not had in the last couple of years. there is the tea party energized in this part of the state, particularly in this county comest we have lots of access on the ground. we feel pretty confident. >> at the moment come in the poll numbers showing a lead survey said the president ahead of mitt romney in ohio. why is that? >> welcome here is how we see that. we think a lot of these polls -- first of all think it's have to be in a comment and the postal eventually migrate the right direction. the undecided voters we agree with morris when he says it will break for a candidate. so it is a challenge to get people to want to fire the incumbent president. but again, the president has had a good week, but i think people will really ask themselves, are you better off now than
president obama didn't win this county for years ago. however, sean casey, our governor won this county again in 2010, so the demographics make this a very close county and we feel similarly confident, frankly. we feel like we've got a traffic energy in our site that we have not had in the last couple of years. there is the tea party energized in this part of the state, particularly in this county comest we have lots of access on the ground. we feel pretty confident. >> at the moment come...
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and the little boy said, that's barack obama. and then they asked, what does barack obama do? and he thinks for a second, and he says, he approves that message. [laughter] [applause] so that's what i do, i approve this message. [laughter] and that's because, you know, when you heard mark up here talking -- and give mark a big round of applause for the great job he did. [applause] what you heard from mark is that we've got a very big choice to make in election. and it's not just between two candidates or two parties, it's a choice between two different paths for america. two different visions for our future. now, my opponent, he believes in top-down economics. >> boo! >> don't boo, vote. [cheers and applause] vote. but he thinks that if we just spend another $5 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthiest americans, all our problems are going to go away. jobs and prosperity will rain down on everybody, deficits will magically disappear. it'll all end happily ever after. but there's a problem with that. we tried what they're selling. we tried it for a decade. it didn't work then, and
and the little boy said, that's barack obama. and then they asked, what does barack obama do? and he thinks for a second, and he says, he approves that message. [laughter] [applause] so that's what i do, i approve this message. [laughter] and that's because, you know, when you heard mark up here talking -- and give mark a big round of applause for the great job he did. [applause] what you heard from mark is that we've got a very big choice to make in election. and it's not just between two...
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think about information from president obama days after. and the question is, should they have been giving the information at all? if you can do nothing but give that information, isn't it better to give no information about? my belief is not only is the information that, but i'm more convinced than ever that it was unjustified to get the scenario is presented by ambassador rice and president obama three weeks before an election. [inaudible] >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today knowing having met with the acting director of the cia and ambassador rice because his certainly clear from the beginning that we knew those with ties to al qaeda were involved in the attack on the embassy and clear the impression given in information given to the american people was wrong. in fact, ambassador rice said today absolutely was wrong. i don't understand the cia said clearly that that information was wrong and they knew by the 22nd that it was wrong, yet they have not cleared that up with the american people. the president of the united states al
think about information from president obama days after. and the question is, should they have been giving the information at all? if you can do nothing but give that information, isn't it better to give no information about? my belief is not only is the information that, but i'm more convinced than ever that it was unjustified to get the scenario is presented by ambassador rice and president obama three weeks before an election. [inaudible] >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today...
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obama by contrast 177% of counties with a whole foods market. now, i was racing, i was doing my whole foods, cracker barrel shtick before -- as a young woman in the audience who said excuse me, did you mean crate & barrel? i've never heard of cracker barrel. [laughter] >> i think that speaks to the mentality of the democratic base these days. that 48% gap, and this is true. i'm not making this up to 48% gap between whole foods counties and cracker barrel counties, when you look at election results and results come back to 1992, that gap is 20% in 1992, 25% in 1996, 32% in 2000. 40% in 2004, 44% in 2008, 48% in 2012. and i would venture to guess it will be over 50% in 2016, if we're headed down this current path. what's the moral of the story? culture and lifestyle are driving voting, not policy, not personal economic considerations and the like. and we have record levels straight ticket voting. as far as coming apart, i think we're coming apart in congress. take a look at the changing demographics as both person congress as a result of this elec
obama by contrast 177% of counties with a whole foods market. now, i was racing, i was doing my whole foods, cracker barrel shtick before -- as a young woman in the audience who said excuse me, did you mean crate & barrel? i've never heard of cracker barrel. [laughter] >> i think that speaks to the mentality of the democratic base these days. that 48% gap, and this is true. i'm not making this up to 48% gap between whole foods counties and cracker barrel counties, when you look at...
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why does obama have the lead he does? why is from the having difficulty, and what many people argue should be the core limping along economy and a president that has done so much as the defense and its face it popular at the beginning like the health care reform act and so long, the stimulus looked upon unfavorably by a lot of voters because even though many have felt the economy come back from cataclysmic tester it didn't exactly turn into a picture of health and voters tend to be unforgiving on things like that. what's going on? the first factor is the economy. it's not great now, but it's better than it used to be and i think we are beginning to get the sense that voters are getting credit for how much things have improved relative to a disastrous economic situation in the first year. voters can remember a few years back there some political scientist who maintained they can't remember what they had for breakfast and basically they just voted what's happening. i think we see in fact there is an influence of where it we
why does obama have the lead he does? why is from the having difficulty, and what many people argue should be the core limping along economy and a president that has done so much as the defense and its face it popular at the beginning like the health care reform act and so long, the stimulus looked upon unfavorably by a lot of voters because even though many have felt the economy come back from cataclysmic tester it didn't exactly turn into a picture of health and voters tend to be unforgiving...
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later that same day president obama spoke to an act of terror. what was not clear at the time was exactly which terrorists were involved, what their motives were, exactly how this came about, whether this had been planned well in advance. and i'm convinced, senator, that my colleagues in the administration would address this issue and intelligence professionals on whom they relied operating in good faith. their focus was on being as factual as possible and the focus was on action. and you have to remember, sir, this time there were mobs coming over the walls of our embassy in cairo, tunis, and that was what people were focused on. and so the initial inaccuracies, because just as the arab report points out, there were no protest before the attack took place. it took several days for the intelligence community to conclude definitively that there were not any protests and that there were -- >> we are running out of time and i want to give the ambassador and opportunity respond. >> actually have run out of time. spent specifically, the report from th
later that same day president obama spoke to an act of terror. what was not clear at the time was exactly which terrorists were involved, what their motives were, exactly how this came about, whether this had been planned well in advance. and i'm convinced, senator, that my colleagues in the administration would address this issue and intelligence professionals on whom they relied operating in good faith. their focus was on being as factual as possible and the focus was on action. and you have...
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president obama spoke to an act of terror. what was not clear at the time was exactly which terrorists are responsible, what their motives were, whether they were motivated in part of a mob coming across the wall of our embassy in cairo, which may of been partly in response to the video you mentioned. just to note the motives were. there's no question about was that this was a terrorist attack. >> it's an act of terror is different than a terrorist attack. >> what i would add is that much in response to an earlier question. the officials to address this issue in intelligence committee on whom they relied were focusing on trying to be as factual as possible and also focus on action in this. and they were also dealing with the reality, all of us were, where you have mobs coming out of the walls of our embassy in cairo, tunis and for now. all of us are focused on protecting their people. no one was trying to misrepresent anything. people were trying to get to the bottom of this and deal with this immediate threats. of course the
president obama spoke to an act of terror. what was not clear at the time was exactly which terrorists are responsible, what their motives were, whether they were motivated in part of a mob coming across the wall of our embassy in cairo, which may of been partly in response to the video you mentioned. just to note the motives were. there's no question about was that this was a terrorist attack. >> it's an act of terror is different than a terrorist attack. >> what i would add is...
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president obama will be out shortly. among those on the day of the -- eric cantor the majority leader and republicans got brown, senator from massachusetts. one of those who will not be on stage is representative louise slaughter. one of the co-sponsors of the bill. she broke her leg yesterday in new york and won't intend today. .. louise slaughter, and wish her a speedy recovery. she broke her leg yesterday. so she can't be her in person. i think she will be okay. but she first introduced the stock act in 2006, and i know how proud she is to see this bill that she championed finally become law. lately, i've been talking a lot about the choices facing this country. we can settle for a country, and economy were shrinking number of people who are doing exceedingly well, while a growing number of struggle to get by. or we can build an economy where everybody gets a fair shot, everybody is doing their fair share. and everybody plays by the same set of rules. and that last part, the idea that everybody plays by the same rules
president obama will be out shortly. among those on the day of the -- eric cantor the majority leader and republicans got brown, senator from massachusetts. one of those who will not be on stage is representative louise slaughter. one of the co-sponsors of the bill. she broke her leg yesterday in new york and won't intend today. .. louise slaughter, and wish her a speedy recovery. she broke her leg yesterday. so she can't be her in person. i think she will be okay. but she first introduced the...
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thinking about for years from now, the end of president obama's second term, i've had time to you think the country's economy will improve? 51% say it will improve. economic well being of the middle class -- catch up with my slides. there we go. the deficit and debt will improve as 34%. but the one thing they are certain is that taxes will increase. and in the next four years how it affected you think the federal government will be on each of the following issues. we read a list of these issues, we rotated those. this is how it basically stacks up. ensuring long-term future of entire programs such as social security and medicare, 65%. 64% creating jobs, 64% improving public education, growing the economy, creating a business environment that allows for innovation. lowering the federal deficit actually false down to 40. not as much confidence there as a part on the other side. we been said the training faces a number of challenges including but not limited to large budget deficits, national debt, slower economic recovery, high unemployment, deep political divide on many issues. do you be
thinking about for years from now, the end of president obama's second term, i've had time to you think the country's economy will improve? 51% say it will improve. economic well being of the middle class -- catch up with my slides. there we go. the deficit and debt will improve as 34%. but the one thing they are certain is that taxes will increase. and in the next four years how it affected you think the federal government will be on each of the following issues. we read a list of these...
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what did president obama do? he takes the approach the government needs to do, take money from some, give it to others all under the guidance giving you the right. ladies and gentlemen, in america do the rights come from the government? >> no. where do they come from? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and endowed by our creator with certain any legal rights. the government says can give you a right, not only can they take it away, but they can show you exactly how you will exercise that right by rationing care, forcing you to violate your religious convictions or anything else they force you to do. that's why obamacare must be replaced. [applause] [chanting] >> thank you. this race is coming down between two candidates. one who is uniquely positioned on the biggest issue of the day, on the economy, on control of your life, which is obamacare, the biggest issue, the one that in the swing states will decide this race, 75% of the voters disagree with obamacare and the mandate tha
what did president obama do? he takes the approach the government needs to do, take money from some, give it to others all under the guidance giving you the right. ladies and gentlemen, in america do the rights come from the government? >> no. where do they come from? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and endowed by our creator with certain any legal rights. the government says can give you a right, not only can they take it away, but they can show you...
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obama. and he's had in the real clear politics.com average of recent polls but not by a wide margin. by 1%. i think in some ways some people said the debates hinged on style. i think basically what it did is bring back the basic fundamental so of this election. working for president obama is the sense that most americans have that they want to think well of the president, and i think in this case they feel that many people feel that it would be a bad thing for america to be seen rejecting the first black president. working for mitt romney is the idea that most people have not favored obama's signature programs, and most people are disappointed with the sluggish growth in the economy. i think we have a more fluid electorate than we had in 2004, comparison that's often made. karl rove back and said that only 7% of voters were changeable. scott rasmussen did a poll predebate what he looked at the number of people that said they were clear romney, clear obama. it was 42-41. that suggest somethin
obama. and he's had in the real clear politics.com average of recent polls but not by a wide margin. by 1%. i think in some ways some people said the debates hinged on style. i think basically what it did is bring back the basic fundamental so of this election. working for president obama is the sense that most americans have that they want to think well of the president, and i think in this case they feel that many people feel that it would be a bad thing for america to be seen rejecting the...
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i feel like obama with these teleprompters appear. a little joke for the conservatives in the audience, don't get too comfortable. first i like to thank my editor, jeff cohen. a few years ago he asked me to reinvent the road of staff cartoonist by eliminating them. [laughter] by eliminating them. [laughter] ample i've got one that still believes in what ample i've got one that still believes in what i do. second i could think with kerry, governor of texas. [laughter] for providing me so much over the last year. and third, i can't remember the third. i'm sorry, i can't let it go. i'm still in mourning that is not running anymore. now one of the ways that jeff has inspired me to do different things. i do full-page cartoons and a decent animations. and a lot of cartoonists are getting into flash animation and i decided i was a little too lazy to learn how to do that. i decided to go restaurant get into claymation this past year for my son brought home claims that he wanted to learn how to do this and i said this is pretty fun. i could tr
i feel like obama with these teleprompters appear. a little joke for the conservatives in the audience, don't get too comfortable. first i like to thank my editor, jeff cohen. a few years ago he asked me to reinvent the road of staff cartoonist by eliminating them. [laughter] by eliminating them. [laughter] ample i've got one that still believes in what ample i've got one that still believes in what i do. second i could think with kerry, governor of texas. [laughter] for providing me so much...
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obama. during the foreign policy debate, in fact, there was an outright discussion about traditional means of warfare. this is some of the, you know, the newer versions. and i hesitate saying this, of course, with senator mccain because he jumped in on this, but the short of it is i want to say there are strongly held differing viewpoints. starting with your question, david was presenting one view on this. i think it needs to be set, there are differing views. we will also be headed toward the sequestration debate and discussion which is going to be a very significant one over the issue of our defense budget. but you have in this makes public opinion. and there is in the united states a reluctance in both candid it's and they know that americans are not looking to have books on the ground. having said that, i think that will gain made two important points, one of which is, let's look at afghanistan. right now there is a discussion about the status of forces agreement and what kind of presenc
obama. during the foreign policy debate, in fact, there was an outright discussion about traditional means of warfare. this is some of the, you know, the newer versions. and i hesitate saying this, of course, with senator mccain because he jumped in on this, but the short of it is i want to say there are strongly held differing viewpoints. starting with your question, david was presenting one view on this. i think it needs to be set, there are differing views. we will also be headed toward the...
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in his camp solidly or leaning to barack obama,
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president obama's budget wipes out the sequester. that's before the ink is dry on the budget control act agreement at the 11th hour to reduce spending over the next decade, $2 trillion, president obama submits a budget in february, january, proposing to wipe out the sequester. all $1.1 trillion of it. what kind of commitment do we have to control spending? just send more money. that's the solution. tax, spend. tax, spend. i wish it weren't so. i wish i could say differently. well, let me ask this question: do my colleagues not feel a responsibility to tell the american people what their financial plan for the future of america is? do they have no responsibility? do they feel no sense of obligation, no duty? and all they want to do is just attack anybody else's plan who's trying to save this republic from financial disaster, attack them, because they might want to reduce spending somewhere, and somebody might not like it because they didn't get quite as much from the government as they got before. are there no programs we're not prepa
president obama's budget wipes out the sequester. that's before the ink is dry on the budget control act agreement at the 11th hour to reduce spending over the next decade, $2 trillion, president obama submits a budget in february, january, proposing to wipe out the sequester. all $1.1 trillion of it. what kind of commitment do we have to control spending? just send more money. that's the solution. tax, spend. tax, spend. i wish it weren't so. i wish i could say differently. well, let me ask...
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and that's what obama said. i think, as i said -- and i want to go back to this again -- i would ask anybody to tell me the last time israel scored as well in the u.n. as it did when we kept them from getting a majority, and i think that's enhanced by if fact of difference. so this notion that romney would be a better friend of israel, um, for now, as i say, when we talk about romney, there are no guarantees, no warranty on any romney position. [laughter] but probably he would stick with it. but the point is, and i cannot think of a single policy action where obama has not done what was in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters jews remain where they have been for decades, as we have been discussing, firmly inside the democratic party's camp. you're frowning, i know. >> from i'm just resigned to it, you know? [laughter] >> is that -- >> as long as you don't resign from it, bill. we still want you. >> is that sustainable? if majority of jews favor democrats on reproductive choic
and that's what obama said. i think, as i said -- and i want to go back to this again -- i would ask anybody to tell me the last time israel scored as well in the u.n. as it did when we kept them from getting a majority, and i think that's enhanced by if fact of difference. so this notion that romney would be a better friend of israel, um, for now, as i say, when we talk about romney, there are no guarantees, no warranty on any romney position. [laughter] but probably he would stick with it....
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president obama does not meet. he doesn't talk to republicans pay the past obamacare, they did it without any republican though. they made a point and i said to my colleagues i would love to work with you because a lot of the parts of health care improvement i believe in. you know is that to me that what are you kidding? of nancy pelosi knew i'd have to come she would kill me. that is sober up against. do i support a lot of obama's initiatives? no. let me tell you an important audit than a casting tomorrow will be for mitt romney. transfer congresswoman, thank you are a much. dr. ruiz commutes a minute and you could talk about them as he was supporter things would not support. ruiz: this is a very important question and i really want the people who have been viewing this debate tonight to really see that she has clearly demonstrated why congress is broken. imagine working in a committee with this type of language of dreadlocks and attacks. now, i do not believe that we should eliminate the bush tax cut for those th
president obama does not meet. he doesn't talk to republicans pay the past obamacare, they did it without any republican though. they made a point and i said to my colleagues i would love to work with you because a lot of the parts of health care improvement i believe in. you know is that to me that what are you kidding? of nancy pelosi knew i'd have to come she would kill me. that is sober up against. do i support a lot of obama's initiatives? no. let me tell you an important audit than a...
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obama was from the midwest joe biden from the east. obama was older. joe biden older. joe biden experienced. obama not. lbj and kennedy didn't get along. these guys got along. the number one test of the vice president is on day one, would you be ready to serve as president should the bat phone ring with bad news. everybody agrees that biden is ready. paul ryan, i think it's the mixed bag. on one hand, he brings part of what sarah palin brought, and that was among some younger conservatives among some of the far right of the republican party. he's a bit of a rock star. seen as policy block. a numbers guy, his positions on social social security and medicare, perhaps outside the main stream have resonated very well with the far right of the party who has never been trusted of romney the moderate. on the other hand part of the presence on the trick has been it's been a distractions for romney and that the democrats can make fair game by saying this is a guy that pushed vouchers for social security. it's a guy that set a extreme position on abortion rights. and any time of
obama was from the midwest joe biden from the east. obama was older. joe biden older. joe biden experienced. obama not. lbj and kennedy didn't get along. these guys got along. the number one test of the vice president is on day one, would you be ready to serve as president should the bat phone ring with bad news. everybody agrees that biden is ready. paul ryan, i think it's the mixed bag. on one hand, he brings part of what sarah palin brought, and that was among some younger conservatives...
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i don't see the obama's commitment to missile defense as conditional. i think it's conditional in the sense that it is being adapted to the nature of the threat. and that is why there was a revision to begin with, to move toward a sea-based structure that would better deal with the threat from iran. so i think that both sides of the house are moving forward on missile defense. what remains to be determined is the exact nature of that system. and that will depend upon the nature of the threat. >> but i assume you would agree with his analysis that there is still some concern, in eastern european capitals, about the commitment, our missile defense efforts. >> i think there is still some broad discomfort in central europe about the degree to which they don't enjoy the same pride of place that he did in the alliance 10 years ago. during the first decade after the fall of the berlin wall, they were the apples i. they had sort of a door open policy in washington. they don't enjoy quite as much access in pride of place as they used to. i do not think that is b
i don't see the obama's commitment to missile defense as conditional. i think it's conditional in the sense that it is being adapted to the nature of the threat. and that is why there was a revision to begin with, to move toward a sea-based structure that would better deal with the threat from iran. so i think that both sides of the house are moving forward on missile defense. what remains to be determined is the exact nature of that system. and that will depend upon the nature of the threat....
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president obama, stop leading from behind. president obama, lead an effort. right in our military faces devastating cuts that your own secretary of defense said we'd be shooting ourselves in the head, that webbed undermining our national security for generations. we heard what's happed happening in the world. lead, be the commander in chief. your leadership has been absent. you have been awol on this critical issue and our troops and nation deserves better. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: lucky you to be president today. we live in interesting times. you could receive the nobel peace prize for not being somebody else. four years later almost after the nobel peace prize has been awarded, where do we stand as a nation? osama bin laden is dead. that's good. that's a great accomplishment. the president should take plied in that. we should all celebrate the death of that evil man. but that's a -- that's not a foreign policy. is anybody deterred from attacking america in the middle east because bin laden is dead? has anybody said
president obama, stop leading from behind. president obama, lead an effort. right in our military faces devastating cuts that your own secretary of defense said we'd be shooting ourselves in the head, that webbed undermining our national security for generations. we heard what's happed happening in the world. lead, be the commander in chief. your leadership has been absent. you have been awol on this critical issue and our troops and nation deserves better. the presiding officer: the senator...
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it's a classic barack obama strawman. if anyone's points out the facts of his record, then they're just being negative and pessimistic about the country. the new strawman is people hoping for the decline of america. you know, it's pretty sad, but this is the closest president obama can come these days to sounding positive himself. but we have to face up to all that has gone on the past four years of the next four years can be better. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, we cannot afford to make economic failure a two-term proposition . [applause] you know, the president has been trying out sports comparisons. he compares the fourth year of his term to the fourth quarter of the basketball game. you can expect more of this because if there is one thing that the man can do, it is talk a good game. the only problem is the clock is running out and he still hasn't put any points on the board. [applause] his full case these days is basically asking us to forget what he promised four years ago and focus on his new promises
it's a classic barack obama strawman. if anyone's points out the facts of his record, then they're just being negative and pessimistic about the country. the new strawman is people hoping for the decline of america. you know, it's pretty sad, but this is the closest president obama can come these days to sounding positive himself. but we have to face up to all that has gone on the past four years of the next four years can be better. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, we cannot afford...
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when netanyahu met obama. and what happened there is the president, both gave a kind of statement the united states would eventually use force if necessary, but also said there still was time for diplomacy. and the israelis have reluctantly come aboard with that, and the day after the meeting of -- just want to watch the time -- the day after the meeting of the two leaders, catherine ashton who is the foreign policy represented for the european union sent a letter to the negotiator on the nuclear issue to say that she had accepted talks, which she had proposed earlier. these talks are between six nations, britain, britain, china, france, germany, the united states and russia called the p5+1. these are the five permanent security council memos plus germany, and they've been negotiate with iran since about 2006. in a crisis that began in 2002, when it was revealed that iran had been hiding nuclear work for some two decades. but talks have not gone very well. there have been several signposts along the way, but n
when netanyahu met obama. and what happened there is the president, both gave a kind of statement the united states would eventually use force if necessary, but also said there still was time for diplomacy. and the israelis have reluctantly come aboard with that, and the day after the meeting of -- just want to watch the time -- the day after the meeting of the two leaders, catherine ashton who is the foreign policy represented for the european union sent a letter to the negotiator on the...
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that's how he welcomed president obama to the white house. and so they piled filibuster on top of filibuster to stop the rare possibility that this president would give this good man, this un-- exceptional man, i should say, exceptional man a chance to serve his country. listen to the background of this man who is about to become a victim of the 86th republican filibuster. 13 years he sved. he's handled an impressive caseload including almost 3,000 civil and criminal matters and 400 judicial settlement conferences. he is the type of consensus nominee that we look for in every single state. he's given the highest possible rating by the american bar association. no questions asked, this is a good man and a good candidate for this spot. the american bar association's nonpartisan peer review, every single reviewer said this magistrate is well qualified to serve as a circuit court judge in the tenth circuit court of appeals. and where are the politics there? the politics are the democratic majority leader has offered to the two republican senators
that's how he welcomed president obama to the white house. and so they piled filibuster on top of filibuster to stop the rare possibility that this president would give this good man, this un-- exceptional man, i should say, exceptional man a chance to serve his country. listen to the background of this man who is about to become a victim of the 86th republican filibuster. 13 years he sved. he's handled an impressive caseload including almost 3,000 civil and criminal matters and 400 judicial...
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obama and mr. romney are covering illustrates a battleground within a battleground. >> host: winning those states is the most efficient way for him to block mr. obama from returning to the white house or for mr. obama to lock down a path to 270 electoral votes. iowa and ohio are on our list of the nine battleground states. we kick off our deep dive of those states here on the "washington journal" this morning at 8:30 eastern time. we're starting with florida, and then on thursday we'll go to north nevada, and it continues leading up to election day, november 6th. we'll begin with louis, he's a late decider in marryville, tennessee -- maryville, tennessee, supporting mr. obama. louis, when did you decide and why? >> caller: can you hear me? >> host: we can, go ahead. good morning. >> caller: good morning. i'm for obama. romney has not really, as far as i'm concerned, told the truth, a lot of his stories. i'm a union coal miner, retired coal miner. >> host: okay. >> caller: and he has absolutely told
obama and mr. romney are covering illustrates a battleground within a battleground. >> host: winning those states is the most efficient way for him to block mr. obama from returning to the white house or for mr. obama to lock down a path to 270 electoral votes. iowa and ohio are on our list of the nine battleground states. we kick off our deep dive of those states here on the "washington journal" this morning at 8:30 eastern time. we're starting with florida, and then on...
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and president obama, to his detriment with his base, said i'll do something to change social security, i'll get medicare and agree to do them publicly. but the republicans -- john boehner could never go against grover -- grover nor norquist. this is the grover norquist congress because the republicans shake in their boots, they will not do anything, even though the american people by a more than 70% majority say people making more than $1 million a year should contribute to what's -- what the mobs are in this -- what the problems are in this country. so that fell apart. a group of six senators -- three republicans, three democrats -- had been on the simpson-bowles commission said we should do something about it. they had press conferences, this was going down the road, doing all sorts of great things. while that was going on there was a decision made and there was a law passed to create a supercommittee, led -- i appointed senator patty murray of twoz run this. no one in the senate, democrat or republican, has more respect in the senate than patty murray. she worked so hard with the o
and president obama, to his detriment with his base, said i'll do something to change social security, i'll get medicare and agree to do them publicly. but the republicans -- john boehner could never go against grover -- grover nor norquist. this is the grover norquist congress because the republicans shake in their boots, they will not do anything, even though the american people by a more than 70% majority say people making more than $1 million a year should contribute to what's -- what the...
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such a crucial part of president obama -- candidate obama formula for winning. they are all a lot tighter this year than they were four years ago as well. and i think it's no coincidence that so many of those states, including florida and nevada, arizona, the southwest states have been so hard hit economically, some of the states that have been hit the hardest by the foreclosure crisis. so the economic situation, and hispanics who have been disproportionately acted by the economic downturn is having an effect on this. i'll also tell you, the issue is playing out here is that romney has a lot more money than john mccain did. barack obama was able to spend john mccain three to one, four to one in some of these states. right now they are pretty even and that is making them have to work harder and smarter. both of these candidates, and as we have a lot more boots on the ground, a lot more resources, a lot more money for targeted hispanic ad. i'm seeing a lot more activity. unfortunately come it took me around me a while to start that to me because he couldn't access
such a crucial part of president obama -- candidate obama formula for winning. they are all a lot tighter this year than they were four years ago as well. and i think it's no coincidence that so many of those states, including florida and nevada, arizona, the southwest states have been so hard hit economically, some of the states that have been hit the hardest by the foreclosure crisis. so the economic situation, and hispanics who have been disproportionately acted by the economic downturn is...
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to the obama administration in the transition. the presidential candidates, even the nominee's authority do not get really president-elect bush called the stuff in terms of regimes. the two candidates i assume governor romney is getting these now. the nominees of the party are offering intelligence briefings by career people, but the analytical or what we used to call briefings, which is one of the many euphemisms from cia's panchayat to purge from my memory because i can't get it out of my head. but their analytical. they are not operational. they're not given a lot of specific details about agents and agent operation that only happens once the election takes place. once it is in the case of the new president, obviously a president obama is reelected, this will not happen. but that is when they get the review above the ongoing covert programs. that is some president-elect obama first had a detailed briefing on the enhanced interrogation program. by that time, much of it, or suppose "the new york times" probably had 85% of it. but
to the obama administration in the transition. the presidential candidates, even the nominee's authority do not get really president-elect bush called the stuff in terms of regimes. the two candidates i assume governor romney is getting these now. the nominees of the party are offering intelligence briefings by career people, but the analytical or what we used to call briefings, which is one of the many euphemisms from cia's panchayat to purge from my memory because i can't get it out of my...
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>> obama did very well tonight. i think out of all three presidential debates, this by far was a stronger showing. he was extremely presidential. he was direct to the point, straightforward and very assertive. he caught it and some of his equivocations of such prowess and being so polite that it's almost admirable to watch our president continued to defend his policies of the last four years. >> a live picture here at the museum in washington d.c., where in just a few minutes, three notable political journalists are in the bipartisan policy center for a conversation on covering presidential campaigns. judy woodruff, gwen ifill and candy crowley have all served as moderators for presidential and vice presidential debates. crowley moderated this year's town hall style debate between president obama and mitt romney. ifill have done to bp debates. the first 2004 with dick cheney and john edwards in the second 2008 between joe biden and trim above and. in 1988, woodruff moderated the vice presidential debate between lloy
>> obama did very well tonight. i think out of all three presidential debates, this by far was a stronger showing. he was extremely presidential. he was direct to the point, straightforward and very assertive. he caught it and some of his equivocations of such prowess and being so polite that it's almost admirable to watch our president continued to defend his policies of the last four years. >> a live picture here at the museum in washington d.c., where in just a few minutes, three...
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indeed president obama used to agree with us. last march he said producing more oil in america will help lower oil prices, close quote. however, his administration has adopted policies that directly conflict with our goal of lowering gasoline prices, and to add insult to injury, and the public outcry the president is out to confuse if facts and take credit for increasing production when those increases have been on private lands outside of his control and while opposing greater exploration for oil and gas on federal lands. under his purview. at the same time, he's even seeking now to push prices even higher by raising taxes in his fy 13 budget. this week the senate will be debating a bill by senator menendez from new jersey to increase taxes on oil producers. i don't know how anyone could reach the conclusion except that by raising taxes on the people who produce oil and gas, it will raise, not lower, the cost of oil and thus refined petroleum product known as gasoline. so actually by putatively -- punitively and in a discriminat
indeed president obama used to agree with us. last march he said producing more oil in america will help lower oil prices, close quote. however, his administration has adopted policies that directly conflict with our goal of lowering gasoline prices, and to add insult to injury, and the public outcry the president is out to confuse if facts and take credit for increasing production when those increases have been on private lands outside of his control and while opposing greater exploration for...
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obama made that speech. and i was talking to isaf people, the people from international force, you know, people who are out there getting shot at from other countries, not just our own. to a man and a woman, there were a lot of women there, they all, almost took no notice of the surge statement. what they noticed was the deadline. what our pakistani friends have noticed is the deadline. what the taliban has noted is the deadline. and everybody is playing to that deadline. including president karzai quite frankly who has no other choice. what mr. romney has said is, yes, that works, as long as the military thinks it works. if you trust commanders on the ground, and they say can't leave just yet, then you're going to change your plan. and the taliban is terrified of that. the last thing they need it to know that the united states may not leave as quickly as they expect. and look what happened in iraq. boy, we stopped our deadline and we didn't work all that hard to make sure that schmidt [inaudible] with iraq.
obama made that speech. and i was talking to isaf people, the people from international force, you know, people who are out there getting shot at from other countries, not just our own. to a man and a woman, there were a lot of women there, they all, almost took no notice of the surge statement. what they noticed was the deadline. what our pakistani friends have noticed is the deadline. what the taliban has noted is the deadline. and everybody is playing to that deadline. including president...
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president obama's excuses you can change washington from the inside. well, you actually can change washington from the inside. it takes courage and it takes determination and it takes sincerity and it is called leadership. i have been here for 22 years. i've been involved in changing a lot of things in this town from my days as a member of the gang of seven, trying to get congress to run more efficiently and more professionally. and how about the issue of -- i spent five years working to eliminate earmarks and over the last couple of years we have had no earmarks. so you can't tell me that you can't fix washington from the inside. i have this belief and i'm frankly believe it is verbal and that the president doesn't share my optimism about fixing this. >> some republicans -- [inaudible] [laughter] >> he has been a longtime friend of mine. >> he is somebody who said publicly he is very worried. [inaudible] >> there have been discussions about it. it's not about anything else. obama in the last few weeks, campaigns up and into all kinds of other areas th
president obama's excuses you can change washington from the inside. well, you actually can change washington from the inside. it takes courage and it takes determination and it takes sincerity and it is called leadership. i have been here for 22 years. i've been involved in changing a lot of things in this town from my days as a member of the gang of seven, trying to get congress to run more efficiently and more professionally. and how about the issue of -- i spent five years working to...
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obama bet, and it helped in two ways. one, the sanction against iran which they went for, and it was an improvement of relations, limits in arms to syria, but putin is back 100% in control, and things look dire. that said, the russians have taken a huge gamble here, a very big gamble, lining themselves with the shia crescent in the middle east, alienating sunni arabs, if not all the sunni islamic world. in the long run, in my view, this is a losing proposal, selling arms to iraq, which, by the way, bought arms from czech and the united states as iraqi are trying to balance their arms purchases doesn't make up for this. >> i think that the incoming administration, whoever it is, is going to have to rethink seriously what they want to accomplish in the middle east, what their capabilities are to be brought into alignment, and if the objectives are, which i hope they are, which is assad be removed, and a more acceptable syria, i don't expect a liberal democrats here, but one willing to live in peace with neighbors and have a
obama bet, and it helped in two ways. one, the sanction against iran which they went for, and it was an improvement of relations, limits in arms to syria, but putin is back 100% in control, and things look dire. that said, the russians have taken a huge gamble here, a very big gamble, lining themselves with the shia crescent in the middle east, alienating sunni arabs, if not all the sunni islamic world. in the long run, in my view, this is a losing proposal, selling arms to iraq, which, by the...
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[laughter] nascar fans favor obama. by about seven points. which is quite remarkable if you've ever spent, as i have, a weekend at a nascar track eating chicken fried steak. that is remarkable. so there are some very mixed pictures here of those constituencies. colin kahl served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the middle east from 2009 to 2011. he's currently a senior fellow at the center for new american security and a professor in the securities studies program at georgetown university. welcome, and my question to you is this: in light of events in egypt and libya, how can the administration defend itself response to the arab spring? >> well, you know, i think if you look back to the president's cairo speech in the summer of 2009, what he said was, you know, the united states had an interest, but a people of the region had an interest in moving towards more just, accountable and representative government. and we saw that movement, the demand for political change emerge in late 2010 start anything tunisia, spreading to egypt and
[laughter] nascar fans favor obama. by about seven points. which is quite remarkable if you've ever spent, as i have, a weekend at a nascar track eating chicken fried steak. that is remarkable. so there are some very mixed pictures here of those constituencies. colin kahl served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the middle east from 2009 to 2011. he's currently a senior fellow at the center for new american security and a professor in the securities studies program at georgetown...
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is it from barack obama? from mitt romney. [applause] it says i throw a good curveball. >> we have some questions on the screens in front of us that you have twitter theed in. we will go from there. >> what is the most sought-after demographic group this election. terribly inappropriate if the line from blazing saddles which i won't repeat the whole line. whites and independent women are the key in this election. both campaigns fighting like crazy for them. that is the most important democratic group. if a northern virginia and ohio and suburban philadelphia and markets across the country. >> that is where the election will come down to and those people a feeling cross pressured very much on one hand, feeling tough times from the economic front. on the other hand they look at the social and cultural policies of the republicans and brings them back toward the democratic side. they care about education, environmental issues. that is where democrats have a way in to them. it remains a very tough subgroup. >> if you take a look pu
is it from barack obama? from mitt romney. [applause] it says i throw a good curveball. >> we have some questions on the screens in front of us that you have twitter theed in. we will go from there. >> what is the most sought-after demographic group this election. terribly inappropriate if the line from blazing saddles which i won't repeat the whole line. whites and independent women are the key in this election. both campaigns fighting like crazy for them. that is the most...
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obama's a different matter. he wants a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of the administration, couldn't persuade israel to carry out a settlement freeze, much less withdraw from territory. could next yeah be different? i fell into the camp of those who think the time for a two-state solution has probably passed. israeli settlements recolluded the possibility. there's settlers committed to staying there. it's not clear any israeli government could remove them without risking a civil war, and though there's mild israeli polling majorities in favor of a two-state solution, there's no significant israeli constituency for giving up sovereignty over east jerusalem, and the palestinian state without the capital is a non-starter. there's now one state between the mediterranean an jordan river, a state connected by a highly developed infrastructure of roads and water pipelines. i'm not sure when the point of return was passed, seven years ago on my first visit to israel, it was plausible to speak of a palestin
obama's a different matter. he wants a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of the administration, couldn't persuade israel to carry out a settlement freeze, much less withdraw from territory. could next yeah be different? i fell into the camp of those who think the time for a two-state solution has probably passed. israeli settlements recolluded the possibility. there's settlers committed to staying there. it's not clear any israeli government could remove...
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now, barack obama as you know is the opposite of all of those things. he loves puppies, people, rainbows, and he is a total romantic. he knows how to fly in and buying his wife. however for us it is usually on our tax dollars. but he can do no wrong even after this ridiculous record, this incredible damage that has been done to the united states. none of it matters because the infatuation has turned into a full-blown affair that the media has had with him. now, i know we are going to have audience participation at the end of the program but as far as i am concerned, you should feel perfectly welcome to use your noisemakers to let the world know how you feel when we give our finalists the 2012 dishonors knuckle-draggers award. our first nominee of the night is former cnn correspondent bob franken and he's talking about gop candidates on this show called "politick nation," i submit it is on msnbc. i have personally never heard of the show but you can rest assured there are more people in this room than have ever watched this program but it was on january
now, barack obama as you know is the opposite of all of those things. he loves puppies, people, rainbows, and he is a total romantic. he knows how to fly in and buying his wife. however for us it is usually on our tax dollars. but he can do no wrong even after this ridiculous record, this incredible damage that has been done to the united states. none of it matters because the infatuation has turned into a full-blown affair that the media has had with him. now, i know we are going to have...